The 23rd annual Cover Your Acres Winter Conference for crop producers and agronomy professionals will be held January 20–21, 2026, at The Gateway Civic Center in Oberlin, Kansas.
Cover Your Acres is a producer-driven meeting featuring new ideas and research-based updates for crop production in northwest Kansas and the Central High Plains. In response to current challenges, this year’s program also includes agricultural economics, legal, and risk management topics.
The conference highlights the latest technology, methods, and conservation practices to improve crop production in the region. University specialists and industry experts will discuss what’s driving profitability on northwest Kansas farms. This year’s sessions will focus on crop fertility needs, weed control and site-specific weed management, intensifying rotations, forages, crop markets, crop insurance, legal issues for farmers, and much more!
The same program will be offered both days, allowing participants to choose the day that best fits their schedule. Those attending both days may find it easier to attend most or all sessions.
Online registration is open.
- Registration by January 14: $60 for Tuesday, Jan. 20, $55 for Wednesday, Jan. 21, or $80 for both days.
- After January 14 and for walk-ins, registration is $80 per day.
The registration fee includes lunch, morning and afternoon refreshments, and educational materials.
The program will offer continuing education units (CEUs) for Certified Crop Advisors and 1A credit for commercial applicators at select sessions.
The complete conference schedule, including session times and room assignments, will be posted soon. For conference details, lodging accommodations, and online registration, visit www.northwest.ksu.edu/coveryouracres. For questions, contact Jeanne Falk Jones at 785-443-3403.
Many thanks to these confirmed 2026 Platinum Sponsors: K-State Research and Extension, AKRS Equipment, Hoxie Implement Co., 4G Farm and Sales, and SurePoint Ag Systems.
Jeanne Falk Jones, Northwest Area Agronomist – Colby
jfalkjones@ksu.edu
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